BC Specialty Crops Financial Programs

• Health Product and Functional Food Initiative: This initiative is designed to foster growth of the health product and functional food industry in BC. It serves a broad collection of industries and economic activities that includes growers, wildcrafters, harvesters, processors and service providers active in the farm, marine and rangeland sectors. Collectively they produce raw, intermediate and final use plant and animal products such as botanicals, natural health products, nutraceuticals, functional foods and related products and services.
  

• BC Agroforestry Initiative: This initiative works with farmers, ranchers, woodlot owners, agroforestry product buyers and producers to achieve a dynamic, self-sustaining agroforestry industry.
  

• The Investment Agriculture Foundation of B.C. invests federal and provincial funds in innovative projects for the benefit of British Columbia's agriculture and agri-foods industry. A number of funding programs are accessible. IAF investments assist the industry to innovate, seize new opportunities, and deal with emerging issues and changing market conditions. Funding is not available for farm/business start-up or expansion.